Evaluation of radioprotective effects of propolis and its flavonoid constituents: In vitro study on human white blood cells

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1159-1168

  Benkovic, Vesna ^a   Knezevic, Anica Horvat ^a   Orsolic, Nada ^a   Basic, Ivan ^a   Ramic, Snjezana ^b   Viculin, Tomislav ^b   Knezevic, Fabijan ^b   Kopjar, Nevenka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; In vitro; Leukocytes; Propolis; Radioprotection

Indexed keywords

AMINOETHYLISOTHIOURONIUM; AURANTIIN; CAFFEIC ACID; CHRYSIN; PROPOLIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DNA DAMAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STRUCTURAL CHROMOSOME ABERRATION;

CAFFEIC ACIDS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOLS; PROPOLIS; RADIATION-PROTECTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 68049097889     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2774     Document Type: Article

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